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Republican president’s administration has given conflicting messages about the state of Iran’s nuclear program Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at differences among his top aides … Read more
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed’s new Prime Video comedy series Bait has sparked an unexpected debate – not about the show itself, but about language, identity and who gets to reclaim a slur. In a recent interview promoting the series, Ahmed and co-star Guz Khan discussed the use of the term ‘Paki’ within South Asian communities, drawing a … Read more
DeepSeek’s status website showed that the chatbot suffered a ‘major outage’ lasting 7 hours, 13 minutes BEIJING: China’s popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered its longest outage on Monday since the rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models early last year. DeepSeek’s status website showed that the chatbot suffered a “major outage” lasting 7 … Read more
President Trump characterized the move as a “sign of respect” even as fighting between Israel and Iran continued and the war dragged into its second month.
Netanyahu said on Monday the Latin Patriarch would get “full and immediate access” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, holds a prayer service to mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, March 29, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity’s holiest site after the decision to block … Read more
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Trump says US, Iran have been meeting “directly and indirectly,” calls Iran’s new leaders “very reasonable” US President Donald Trump speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Summit in Miami on Friday March 28, 2026. PHOTO: AFP-JIJI The Israeli military said its air defences were responding to “missiles launched from Iran” on Monday, as US President … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: There is understandable concern that ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the sharp rise in oil prices could once again transmit quickly into Pakistan’s economy, fuelling inflation, eroding foreign exchange reserves, and creating broader macroeconomic stress. Pakistan has faced similar shocks before, notably in 2008 and 2022, when Brent crude prices surged … Read more
Rescue efforts may take upwards of two hours because of the smoke, rescue officials say A fire engine rushing to the scene of the blaze. PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: A fire that broke out at the Imtiaz departmental store located in Karachi’s Zamzama street in the Clifton area on Monday, triggering panic in the vicinity as fire … Read more
The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
